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Chloe Smith was in favour of repealing the Hunting Act during the Norwich North byelection, and it didn't seem to dent her performance that much ... i think the issue gets a small group of people very angry and the rest give a nonchalent shrug come election day.
What will the Tories priorities be in government ? Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Irriwillipe (v): the act of trying to look inconspicuous and nonchalent under a suspicious gaze; particularly evident in the activity of cows.
THE SCATTERHEART SMALLTOWN COMPETITION lili 2007
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So I just told him off in a nonchalent way that it's his problem that I can't generate the invoices.
babycartercl Diary Entry babycartercl 2008
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Although he behaves nonchalent about being another year older, I'm treating it as quite a landmark.
This has been our fortnight appleleaf 2008
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All I can say is that if I ever come across another nonchalent wild echidna I'll definitely take his photo, but as it's the first time it's ever happened to me, I don't fancy my chances.
A Brief Sea Change appleleaf 2008
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Although he behaves nonchalent about being another year older, I'm treating it as quite a landmark.
Archive 2008-02-01 appleleaf 2008
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So Logan left the clinic trying to appear all nonchalent, as if he hadn't been worried at all.
Sparring with Windmills appleleaf 2008
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All I can say is that if I ever come across another nonchalent wild echidna I'll definitely take his photo, but as it's the first time it's ever happened to me, I don't fancy my chances.
Archive 2008-09-01 appleleaf 2008
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So Logan left the clinic trying to appear all nonchalent, as if he hadn't been worried at all.
Archive 2008-10-01 appleleaf 2008
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Just fYI, the question I was going to ask him before he threw out the nonchalent comment about the fourth amendment was why he supported Ann Coulter in her anti-semitism through his silence.
A Meeting, Part 3: Mark Kirk Flouts Ben Franklin and A Local Doctor Speaks Truth to Nonsense on Health Care Ellen Beth Gill 2007
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